"I told my boys to stay away from him since they were real little. Don't talk to him, just keep walking. He just scared me,” Serena Nolan said.

Kenton County Prosecutor Rob Sanders said parents who think their children may have had contact with Johnston should call police before asking the tough questions.

“Normally, when we have a case, we send a detective out to talk to a limited number of children that a suspect may have had contact with to see if there is anything amiss in terms of abuse,” Sanders said.

Johnston has been charged with five counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

A public meeting will be held Monday at 6 p.m. for Independence parents in the county administration building.

Johnston’s foster children no longer live in his home. Bond was set Monday at $5,000.